Katherine Dawson’s bright melancholy

I’m a 21 years old Spanish artist using the pseudonym ‘Katherine Dawson’ to publish my work online. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, and my favourite media are watercolours and ballpoint pen, which I mix in almost everything I do, along with coloured pencils and acrylics. My illustrations usually portray sadness, lost love, melancholy and even depression, although I use very bright colours in them. My use of bright colors pretends to show that feeling sad is not a bad thing; in fact, it’s sometimes necessary. I always start with watercolours, and then, I go with the ballpoint pen until a drawing it’s done. I post my finished illustrations and WIPs in my Tumblr page: katherine-dawson.tumblr.com and in my newly made Instagram account: instagram.com/dawson.illustration. I hope you like my art!